Global Patent Index - EP 3040554 A1

EP 3040554 A1 20160706 - MICROFLUIDIC PUMP APPARATUS AND METHODS

Title (en)

MICROFLUIDIC PUMP APPARATUS AND METHODS

Title (de)

MIKROFLUIDISCHE PUMPENVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉS DE POMPE MICROFLUIDIQUE

Publication

EP 3040554 A1 20160706 (EN)

Application

EP 14200556 A 20141230

Priority

EP 14200556 A 20141230

Abstract (en)

An apparatus (1) and method, the apparatus (1) comprising: a microfluidic channel (3); an electromechanical gel (5) provided within the microfluidic channel (3); at least one pair of electrodes (7) wherein the pair of electrodes (7) is configured to control an electric field across the microfluidic channel (3); wherein the at least one pair of electrodes (7) are configured to control the electric field across the microfluidic channel (3) to cause the electromechanical gel (5) to deform in response to a voltage applied to the electrodes (7) such that the deformation enables fluid to be pumped through the microfluidic channel (3).

IPC 8 full level

F04B 19/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

F04B 19/006 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F04B 43/09 (2013.01 - US); F04B 43/12 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F04B 49/06 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3040554 A1 20160706; EP 3040554 B1 20180822; CN 107110148 A 20170829; CN 107110148 B 20190816; US 10598171 B2 20200324; US 2018003167 A1 20180104; WO 2016107974 A1 20160707

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14200556 A 20141230; CN 201580069679 A 20151221; FI 2015050913 W 20151221; US 201515540795 A 20151221